By Jessica Reed
A couple of thousands protesters gathered to (violently) demand Ferenc Gyurcsany's resignation. The demonstration later turned into riots and many were injured, but Hungary's PM stood by his first decision: he will not step down, and asked police forces to "use all means to restaure order". In the blogosphere, some wonder if the entire scene was manufactured, as it seems the PM has leaked the transcript himself, posting it on his blog. Others talk about a "moral and political crisis (...) a long-running (far)right-wing protest "culture", which included lots of angry protests with revolutionary rhetoric", while Pestiside.hu, a website covering the 'daily dish of cosmopolitan Budapest' denounces the media's thirst for vulgar cliches of the 'obscure Eastern Europe' which blend in together revolutionary riots, extreme-right violent apologists, and reclaimming the 'people's power'. On another site, a reader admits to not seeing the problem: "For once, I am quite happy at the thought of having a politician finally telling it like it is". Well, if anything, we can't really argue with that...
Elsewhere: Wikipage relating, translating and explainning the MP private talk.
Picture via Kisdobos' flickR page.
